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Local news, reporting and newscasts from Vermont Public.
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Calais resident Juanita Nunn is selling off land and moving into a mobile home behind her farmhouse because she can’t keep up with taxes and fuel prices.Erica Heilman
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Recognized: An Update
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Two Abenaki First Nations are continuing to call for Vermont institutions not to work with state-recognized tribes, and to reconsider the process that led to the state recognizing those groups as Abenaki tribes. Those nations — Odanak and Wôlinak — are receiving a mixed response.
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Abenaki Nations call for Vermont to reconsider state recognition is getting mixed response
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Odanak and Wôlinak First Nations have asked for an investigation into Vermont’s state recognition process, which lawmakers approved in 2010. And last month, the First Nations also sent a letter to Vermont educators, requesting that they stop using information sourced from state-recognized tribes.Elodie Reed, Mitch Wertlieb
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State officials say they are very pleased with the rollout of online sports betting. The program generated nearly $2 million in state revenue in the first seven weeks.Bob Kinzel, Jenn Jarecki, Nathaniel Wilson
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On Sunday, the Winooski School District gym turned into something like a rainbow explosion. That’s where the Bhutanese Nepali Community of Vermont hosted Holi this year, moving it inside after the weekend's snow storm.Adiah Gholston, Elodie Reed
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The total solar eclipse passing over the northern half of Vermont could bring over 100,000 visitors and millions of dollars to the state. Lots of places are trying to get in on the action.Lexi Krupp
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It's the end of crossover in the Vermont Statehouse. Here's what to know about the climate and environmental legislation that made the cut.Abagael Giles, Mary Williams Engisch
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The Catamounts will face off against Duke University's Blue Devils on Friday night in Brooklyn. The team, coach and fans — and even former President Obama — are hoping for an upset against the fourth seed.Mitch Wertlieb
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Last year, North Country Union High School principal Chris Young was named Principal of the Year by the Vermont Principals Association. Last week, a national principals' association recognized Young for his advocacy work.Mary Williams Engisch
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A state representative has teamed up with a group of students to name a state mushroom.Corey Dockser
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Phish crowds overwhelmed Vermont highways in 2004. How is the state preparing for eclipse traffic?
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When 68,000 people showed up for a Phish festival in 2004, traffic was backed up for 30 miles. Up to 150,000 could visit for the total solar eclipse, and state officials say the highway system is not built for so much traffic at one time.Howard Weiss-Tisman
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Lawmakers in the Vermont House are poised to vote Wednesday on one of the biggest energy bills of the legislative session. Among other things, it would make every electric utility in Vermont purchase 100% of its power from renewable resources by 2035.Abagael Giles, Mitch Wertlieb
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Trish O'Kane pairs college students with Burlington elementary school kids for birding adventures that yield surprising benefits. Her new memoir, "Birding to Change the World," explores how birding can be a gateway into personal healing, environmental and social justice, and stronger human connections.…
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Vermont towns use tax sales to collect late payments. But critics say the process lacks guardrails.
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Vermont municipalities are allowed to auction off a person’s property if they fall behind on their taxes. It’s a process called a tax sale. Local officials say tax sales are an important tool to ensure towns get the revenue they’re owed, but critics say the process has few protections for residents.Liam Elder-Connors
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Lawmakers are seeking increased allocations for housing, health care, public safety and more, but they will soon have to decide whether to throw those initiatives by the wayside and live within the current revenue forecast, or raise taxes so they can accommodate the additional spending.Peter Hirschfeld
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Moderate Republicans in Vermont are pondering their next move after falling short in their effort to stop Donald Trump from becoming their party’s presidential nominee.Peter Hirschfeld
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After a five-year absence, The Green Mountain Film Festival is back in Montpelier. Programmer Sam Kann talks to Vermont Public about what's in store for audiences this year.Nathaniel Wilson, Adiah Gholston
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Anticipation is building in Vermont for the upcoming total solar eclipse — when the moon will completely block the sun and put much of Vermont in shadow for several minutes. East Barnard resident Floyd Van Alstyne, who is 104, remembers the last time it happened in Vermont in 1932.Nina Keck
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On Tuesday, voters in nearly a third of school districts rejected their spending plans at the ballot box. Vermont Public’s education reporter Lola Duffort spoke with Mitch Wertlieb about how we got here — and how this will impact the conversation in Montpelier.Lola Duffort
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Voters at Town Meeting Day approved infrastructure projects, as towns worked to meet a looming deadline on spending down ARPA funds.Howard Weiss-Tisman
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Vermont Public's Bob Kinzel and Liam Elder-Connors sit down to discuss some of the big and small issues Vermonters will see on Town Meeting Day ballots across the state.Bob Kinzel, Liam Elder-Connors, Nathaniel Wilson
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Remembering John Harrison
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John Harrison traveled Vermont as a preacher in the 1880s. A racist name in town records preserved his memory. Note: This story contains sensitive material, including racial slurs. Please listen with care.
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Ashley Messier is the co-chair of the Corrections Monitoring Committee in the Vermont Legislature, and she’s the reentry services program manager for Vermont Works for Women. She grew up in Essex with an abusive father and with little money, and she found herself repeating the cycle in early adulthood. This is a story about multigenerational povert…
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Many people don’t want to talk about class, because class differences are the source of cultural division and tension. In this story, Erica talks with old friend Susan Randall, a private investigator based in Vergennes, about the luxuries of growing up upper middle class. "What class are you?" is an occasional series from Vermont Public reporter Er…
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In 2023, around 70% of the total wealth in this country was owned by the top 10% of earners. The lowest 50% of earners only owned 2.5% of the total wealth. In this story, Vermont writer and poet Garrett Keizer, who has written extensively on the history of labor unions, talks about what happens when we address gender and race equity, but we ignore …
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Stephanie Robtoy works as an account manager at Working Fields, a staffing agency that helps people with barriers gain and maintain a job. She grew up in St. Albans in a huge family of Robtoys, some of whom are pretty notorious in town for criminal activity. In this story, Stephanie talks about what it was like to grow up poor, with a last name tha…
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Irfan Sehic and his family fled the war in Bosnia and arrived in Barre when Irfan was 17. He worked a number of jobs, went to college and started his own insurance agency, which he still runs out of his house. And for the last few years, he's been a club soccer coach. Irfan lives with his wife and son in Milton, and in this story, he describes the …
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Recognized: Chapter Three
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Who gets to decide who is Abenaki? Vermont’s four state-recognized tribes — and the state recognition law — have different definitions and criteria for what it means to be Indigenous than many Indigenous Nations. In this episode, we look at this disconnect, and lay out what’s at stake, including power, money and authority. This is Chapter Three of …
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Recognized: Chapter Two
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After the original group of self-proclaimed Vermont Abenaki failed to gain federal recognition, Vermont lawmakers created a state recognition process of their own. One theory in particular informed the state’s consideration: that Abenaki peoples hid in Vermont to avoid persecution, including statewide eugenics policies. In this episode, we look at …
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Recognized: Chapter One
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Two Abenaki First Nations in Canada contest the legitimacy of the four groups recognized by the state of Vermont as Abenaki tribes. This is a dispute that goes back at least two decades, and has gained more prominence in recent years. In this episode, we trace Abenaki history up to 2003, when Odanak First Nation first denounced Vermont groups claim…
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The hotline that helps immigrant dairy farmworkers
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University of Virginia researchers say the complaint line run by the grassroots workers’ rights program Milk With Dignity improves conditions for both farmworkers and farm owners. But the program currently only covers one-fifth of Vermont’s dairy industry. Read more from Vermont Public's Elodie Reed.…
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The last Italian stone carver in Barre
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Giuliano Cecchinelli is part of a long legacy of Italian stone carvers in Barre, craftsmen whose skill transformed an industry and made the small central Vermont town the “Granite Capital of the World.” In the early 20th century, Barre was a booming industry town. Thousands of workers spent their days making monuments. The railroad chugged into tow…
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Update: One Year Later [JOLTED]
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How the events of last year changed Vermont schools and law enforcement. Also - where's Jack?
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Part 5: Threat Assessment [JOLTED]
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How do you know if a young person is plotting a school massacre? And what do you do then?
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Part 4: The Reversal [JOLTED]
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How a Republican governor who had been rated "A" by the NRA decided that Vermont, one of the most gun-friendly states in the nation, needed gun control laws.
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Part 3: Thought, Or Crime? [JOLTED]
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When does planning a school shooting become attempted murder? The question went all the way to the Vermont Supreme Court.
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Part 1: The Shooting That Didn’t Happen [JOLTED]
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Jack Sawyer’s journal contained a startling confession. It landed him in jail, and sent shockwaves through the state of Vermont.
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Part 2: How We Got Here [JOLTED]
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Who is Jack Sawyer, and why did he want to kill his former classmates?
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Coming September 6 from Vermont Public Radio.
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